Monthly Archives: September 2015

England can stand tall with the mighty oak or bend gracefully with the silver birch...not to mention Australia sporting towering Eucalyptus and the versatile evergreen Pittosporum.

Japan boasts beautiful flowering cherry trees most of which have stunning autumn colour too – and Japanese Maples are renowned for beautiful autumn foliage.

From Scotland comes our only native pine - Pinus sylvestris. Ireland shares many of the same native trees as England does - such as Alder (Alnus glutinosa) and bird cherry (Prunus padus). Wales has one of the oldest, if not the oldest native Yew tree in Europe.Romania has beautiful forests of oak, hornbeam and beech.

We love native trees at English Woodlands, but where would our gardens be without some of the more exotic ornamental trees and shrubs from around the world? Tree ferns from New Zealand, Pencil Cypress and Olive trees from Italy; the amazing monkey puzzle tree Araucaria aurucana comes from Argentina (as well as Chile!) and a wealth of trees come from the USA -from the giant Wellingtonia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) to the autumn splendour of Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua).

From South Africa comes the essential seaside shrub Tamarix. If you support Canada then you’ll be flying the flag with a Canadian Maple. Think palms and bamboo in Fiji/South Pacific and the world tour is almost complete!

We hope you've had a good summer and are looking forward to the new planting season. Autumn is just round the corner - and with some autumn rain comes ideal planting conditions we hope! Whether you are looking for one specimen or a complete planting plan, a single tree or a whole new hedge we have some great stock in the nursery. We aim to supply any tree planting accessories you need to help establish your plants; such as stakes, ties, compost, fertiliser, watering pipes and mycorrhizae.
See our full range of planting accessories here.